Detachable heel.



E, RENNIE.

I DBTAGHABLE HEEL.

APPQIUATION FILED 1330.26, 190s.

UNITE@ Pr TENT FFICE.

EDWARD RENNIE, OF HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA., CANADA, ASSIGNO yTO MAURICE O.

A CROELL, OF HALIFAX, CANADA. Y

DETA'CHABLE naar..

Specification of Letters latent.

iatent ed (Pct. 5', i909.

Application filed December 26,`1908. Serial No. 469,487.

'i vented certain neu7 and useful Improvements in Detachable Heels; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription ofl the invention, such will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertainsto make and use the same.

The invention to be hereinafter described Irelates to detachable heelsor heel sections for boots, shoes, and the like.

It is designed for the purpose of remorably securing a heel section ofany desired construction' to the upper lifts of the ordinary boot orshoe heel in such manner that.A the attached section may be replacedwhen worn out, or when a change is desired, and when in position will besecurely connected to the upper lifts.

Broadly speaking, the invention comprises a heel section, havingembedded therein a plate, on which are formed lugs, a similar plateadapted to be secured to an upper lift of the heelproper and providedwith lugs,

fand a locking pin adapted to pass through the lugs of the Vtivo platesto thereby detachably lock the lower heel section and the upper liftsofthe heel together.

In order to more clearly disclose the construction, operation andapplication of the invention, reference should be had to the`acoompanying drawings forming part of the present application..

In the several gures, the saine reference characters designate the sameparts throughout. .i

In the drawings; Figure l is a vertical central longitudinal sectionthrough a heel n as attached, showing a preferred form of the invention;F ig. 2 is a top plan' view of the plates in Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a frontview of the same plates, with the fastening pin in position; Fig. t isan end view of the bottom plate of Fig. l; F ig. 5 is a similar view ofthe top plate of Fig. l; and Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the lockingpin.

In the preferred form, 5 he detachable section l isof rubber or othersuitable material,

which may be molded to a desired shape.,

This section is recessed (entrally .as at 2Q to provide space for thefastening parts, and has embedded in its body z perforated plate Il, onwhich is formed upvardly extending lugs l2, which project thrc ugh thematerial of the section and into the fecess 2. A seel ond plate 5 issecured, byintegrally formed spurs or other attaching me ins, to theupper lift of the heel, and has lownvvardly eX- tending lugs l2 formedthereon, which are adapted, when the lower section-is positioned, tollieadjacent the lugs l2 ol the lower plate. lli.y order to lock the upperand lower plates, a n i consequently the detaclrible heel section andthe upper lifts together, a pin 7 is adapted for insertion through theIlugs l2 of the upper and lower plates. The lugs 19. of the upper andlower plates are provided with key hole slots 13 adapted to be broughtinto alinement for the passage of a tapered projection 14ton the pin 7.I'Vhemthis projection is passed through all ofjthe key hole slots, thepin may be turned to' securely lock the plates together.

Having thus fully described my invention,

provided with ears having keyhole openings,A

a lower plate adapted to be attached to a removable heel and providedwith ears having keyhole openings and Vadapted to be alined with theears of the upper plate, and a key or pin provided with a projectionadapted to be passed through the keyhole openings and turned to lock theparts together.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

GEO. B. STEPHENSON, H; HILL.

